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(use-modules (ice-9 match)
             (srfi srfi-1))

(define (last lst)
  (match lst
    (() '())
    ((x) x)
    ((head . tail) (last tail))))

(define rest cdr)

(define (last* lst)
  (cond
   ((null? lst) '())
   ((= (length lst) 1) (first lst))
   (else
    (last* (rest lst)))))

(define (last** lst)
  (cond
   ((null? lst) '())
   ((null? (rest lst)) (first lst))
   (else
    (last** (rest lst)))))

(last '("hello" "world" "alligator"))

(last* '("hello" "world" "alligator"))

(last** '("hello" "world" "alligator"))